Robert CottisAge: 821862–1945
- Name
- Robert Cottis
- Given names
- Robert
- Surname
- Cottis
| Birth | between October 1862 and December 1862 29 34 Essex, England |
| Birth of a brother | between April 1864 and June 1864 (Age 18 months) Essex, England
younger brother -
Charles Cottis
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| History | 1864 (Age 15 months) Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross. |
| Birth of a brother | between October 1866 and December 1866 (Age 4) Billericay, Essex, England
younger brother -
Ishmael Cottis
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| History | 1867 (Age 4) Note: Telegraph cable laid under the Atlantic.<br />Second Reform Bill: enfranchises many workingmen, adds 938,000 to an electorate of 1,057,000 in England and Wales. (Disraeli's legislation) |
| History | 1869 (Age 6) Note: Suez Canal opened. |
| History | 1869 (Age 6) Note: Union Pacific Railway completed in U.S. |
| Death of a mother | between April 1870 and June 1870 (Age 7) Witham, Essex, England
mother -
Eliza Pinnock
|
| History | 1870 (Age 7) Note: Forster's Elementary Education Act establishes School Boards.<br />Franco-Prussian War. |
| History | 1871 (Age 8) Note: Trade unions legalised.<br />Newcastle engineers strike for a nine-hour day.<br />Germany unified. |
| History | 1876 (Age 13) Note: Victoria named Empress of India.<br />Edison invents the phonograph.<br />Compulsory school attendance in Great Britain. |
| History | 1877 (Age 14) Note: Transvaal annexed. |
| Marriage of a father | William Cottis - View family between October 1878 and December 1878 (Age 16) Chelmsford, Essex, England
father -
William Cottis
step-mother -
Susan Mortlock
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| History | 1879 (Age 16) Note: Zulu war. |
| History | 1880 (Age 17) Note: War with Transvaal. |
| Census | 3 April 1881 Age: 18 Swanscombe, Kent, England Address: Eagle Place, Botany Bay |
| History | 1882 (Age 19) Note: Married Women's Property Act enables women to buy, own, and sell property, and to keep their own earnings. |
| History | 1883 (Age 20) Note: Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan. |
| History | 1884 (Age 21) Note: Third Reform Act and Redistribution Act extend vote to agricultural workers, electorate tripled. |
| History | 1885 (Age 22) Note: Fall of Khartoum. |
| History | 1886 (Age 23) Note: First (Irish) Home Rule bill rejected. |
| History | 1887 (Age 24) Note: Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. |
| Marriage | Charlotte Tyler - View family 4 August 1888 Husband: 25 Wife: 25 Swanscombe, Kent, England Address: Parish Church
Marriage - Robert Cottis & Charlotte Tyler - 1888 |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | 9 May 1889 (Age 26) Swanscombe, Kent, England
daughter -
Charlotte Emily Cottis
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| History | 1889 (Age 26) Note: London dock workers and match girls strike for 6d./hour. |
| Birth of a son #2 | between January 1891 and March 1891 (Age 28) Swanscombe, Kent, England
son -
Henry William Cottis
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| Census | 5 April 1891 (Age 28) Swanscombe, Kent, England Address: 1 Half Crown Road
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| Birth of a daughter #3 | between October 1892 and 19 November 1892 (Age 30) Swanscombe, Kent, England
daughter -
Alice Cottis
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| Baptism of a daughter | 20 November 1892 (Age 30) Swanscombe, Kent, England
daughter -
Alice Cottis
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| Birth of a daughter #4 | between April 1894 and June 1894 (Age 31) Swanscombe, Kent, England
daughter -
Martha Keziah Cottis
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| Baptism of a daughter | 1 August 1894 (Age 31) Swanscombe, Kent, England
daughter -
Martha Keziah Cottis
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| Birth of a son #5 | 22 August 1896 (Age 33) Swanscombe, Kent, England
son -
Arthur Cottis
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| Baptism of a son | 9 December 1896 (Age 34) Swanscombe, Kent, England
son -
Arthur Cottis
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| History | 1897 (Age 34) Note: Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. |
| History | 1898 (Age 35) Note: Spanish-American War. |
| Birth of a son #6 | about 1899 (Age 36) Barking, Essex, England
son -
Walter John Cottis
|
| History | 1899 (Age 36) Note: Boer war. |
| Census | 31 March 1901 (Age 38) Age: 37 Maidstone, Kent, England Address: Kent County Lunatic Asylum |
| History | 1901 (Age 38) Note: Victoria dies, Edward Prince of Wales succeeds. |
| History | 1903 (Age 40) Note: U.S. acquires Canal Zone from Panama. |
| History | 1904 (Age 41) Note: Entente Cordiale (England and France). |
| History | 1905 (Age 42) Note: Revolution in Russia. |
| Marriage of a son | Henry William Cottis - View family between April 1914 and June 1914 (Age 51) Orsett R D, Essex, England
son -
Henry William Cottis
daughter-in-law -
Emily Kate Gunn
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| History | 1914 (Age 51) Note: The Great War (World War I). |
| History | 1916 (Age 53) Note: Easter Rising in Dublin. |
| History | 1917 (Age 54) Note: Russian Revolution. |
| History | 1918 (Age 55) Note: All men over 21 and women over thirty enfranchised. |
| Marriage of a daughter | Martha Keziah Cottis - View family between January 1919 and March 1919 (Age 56) Orsett, Essex, England
son-in-law -
Walter Winter
daughter -
Martha Keziah Cottis
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| Marriage of a daughter | Alice Cottis - View family between January 1920 and March 1920 (Age 57) Orsett R D, Essex, England
son-in-law -
Horace Albert Soames
daughter -
Alice Cottis
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| History | 1922 (Age 59) Note: Irish Free State established. |
| Marriage of a son | Arthur Cottis - View family between October 1922 and December 1922 (Age 60) Marylebone R D, London, England
son -
Arthur Cottis
daughter-in-law -
Lily Violet Winifred Ashwell
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| History | 1928 (Age 65) Note: Equal Franchise Act grants right to vote to women over 21 (as well as men). |
| Death of a wife | between July 1936 and September 1936 (Age 73) Dartford, Kent, England
wife -
Charlotte Tyler
|
| History | 1936 (Age 73) Note: Spanish Civil War. |
| Death of a son | between October 1936 and December 1936 (Age 74) Orsett, Essex, England
son -
Walter John Cottis
|
| History | 7 July 1937 (Age 74) Note: The Japanese invasion of China (the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War). |
| History | 1938 (Age 75) Note: Chamberlain cedes Czech territory to Hitler at Munich. |
| History | 1 September 1939 (Age 76) Note: The German invasion of Poland. |
| History | 3 September 1939 (Age 76) Note: France and Britain declared war on Germany . |
| History | 10 June 1940 (Age 77) Note: Italy declares war on Britain and France. |
| History | 22 June 1941 (Age 78) Note: German attack on the USSR. |
| History | 7 December 1941 (Age 79) Note: Japan attacks America without any declaration of war (Pearl Harbour). |
| History | 8 December 1941 (Age 79) Note: America declares war on Japan. |
| History | 11 December 1941 (Age 79) Note: Germany and Italy declare war on America. |
| Death of a daughter | between July 1943 and September 1943 (Age 80) Thurrock, Essex, England
daughter -
Martha Keziah Cottis
|
| History | 8 September 1943 (Age 80) Note: Italy surrenders. |
| History | 13 October 1943 (Age 81) Note: Italy declares war on Germany. |
| History | 19 April 1945 (Age 82) Note: German forces in Italy surrender. |
| History | 8 May 1945 (Age 82) Note: Germany surrenders (VE Day, Victory in Europe Day). |
| History | 2 September 1945 (Age 82) Note: Japan surrenders (VJ Day, Victory over Japan Day). |
| Death | between July 1945 and September 1945 Age: 82 Maidstone, Kent, England |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
William Cottis
Birth about 1833 30 34 Berechurch, Essex, England Death Yes |
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-5 years mother |
Eliza Pinnock
Birth about 1828 45 West Hanningfield, Essex, England Death between April 1870 and June 1870 (Age 42) Age: 38 Witham, Essex, England |
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Marriage: between October 1856 and December 1856 — Chelmsford, Essex, England |
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3 months #1 elder brother |
John Cottis
Birth about 1857 24 29 West Hanningfield, Essex, England Death Yes |
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2 years #2 elder sister |
Mary Cottis
Birth about 1859 26 31 West Hanningfield, Essex, England Death Yes |
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22 months #3 elder brother |
William Cottis
Birth between November 1860 and December 1860 27 32 Great Burstead, Essex, England Death between April 1861 and June 1861 (Age 5 months) Great Burstead, Essex, England |
| #4 elder sister |
Charlotte Cottis
Birth between November 1860 and December 1860 27 32 Great Burstead, Essex, England Death between April 1861 and June 1861 (Age 5 months) Great Burstead, Essex, England |
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23 months #5 himself |
Robert Cottis
Birth between October 1862 and December 1862 29 34 Essex, England Death between July 1945 and September 1945 Age: 82 Maidstone, Kent, England |
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18 months #6 younger brother |
Charles Cottis
Birth between April 1864 and June 1864 31 36 Essex, England Death between October 1935 and December 1935 Age: 71 Orsett, Essex, England |
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3 years #7 younger brother |
Ishmael Cottis
Birth between October 1866 and December 1866 33 38 Billericay, Essex, England Death Yes |
| Father’s family with Susan Mortlock - View family |
| father |
William Cottis
Birth about 1833 30 34 Berechurch, Essex, England Death Yes |
|
-14 years step-mother |
Susan Mortlock
Birth about 1819 Downham, Essex, England Death Yes |
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Marriage: between October 1878 and December 1878 — Chelmsford, Essex, England |
| Family with Charlotte Tyler - View family |
| himself |
Robert Cottis
Birth between October 1862 and December 1862 29 34 Essex, England Death between July 1945 and September 1945 Age: 82 Maidstone, Kent, England |
|
3 months wife |
Charlotte Tyler
Birth between January 1863 and March 1863 25 24 Nettlestead, Kent, England Death between July 1936 and September 1936 Age: 73 Dartford, Kent, England |
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Marriage: 4 August 1888 — Swanscombe, Kent, England |
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9 months #1 daughter |
Charlotte Emily Cottis
Birth 9 May 1889 26 26 Swanscombe, Kent, England Death between July 1962 and September 1962 Age: 73 Thurrock R D, Essex, England |
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20 months #2 son |
Henry William Cottis
Birth between January 1891 and March 1891 28 28 Swanscombe, Kent, England Death 18 June 1957 Age: 66 Barnet R D, Hertfordshire, England |
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21 months #3 daughter |
Alice Cottis
Birth between October 1892 and 19 November 1892 30 29 Swanscombe, Kent, England Death between October 1977 and December 1977 Age: 85 Thurrock R D, Essex, England |
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18 months #4 daughter |
Martha Keziah Cottis
Birth between April 1894 and June 1894 31 31 Swanscombe, Kent, England Death between July 1943 and September 1943 Age: 49 Thurrock, Essex, England |
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2 years #5 son |
Arthur Cottis
Birth 22 August 1896 33 33 Swanscombe, Kent, England Death 12 July 1973 (Age 76) Age: 77 Bournemouth R D, Hampshire, England |
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2 years #6 son |
Walter John Cottis
Birth about 1899 36 36 Barking, Essex, England Death between October 1936 and December 1936 Age: 37 Orsett, Essex, England |
| Documents |
| Date | Place | Address | Notes | Sources | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 April 1881 Age: 18 | Swanscombe, Kent, England | Eagle Place,Botany Bay | |||
| 5 April 1891 (Age 28) | Swanscombe, Kent, England | 1 Half Crown Road | |||
| 31 March 1901 (Age 38) Age: 37 | Maidstone, Kent, England | Kent County Lunatic Asylum |